Penang to launch free cross-strait bus rides


Rapid Penang communication executive Nur Ashikin Jamaludin putting up a poster of the artist impression of the new CAT Bridge free shuttle which kick start on Jan 1, 2023. With her is Rapid Penang technician Nur Zulhelmi Md Kasim who is helping to clean up the bus. ( December 28,2022 ). -ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Local residents who are grappling with the high cost of living will get some relief as a free bus service between the city on the island and Bukit Mertajam on the mainland will begin Jan 1. T

he service, provided by the state government to link those travelling from the Bukit Mertajam bus terminal to Komtar and vice versa, is expected to play a crucial role for the needy other than boosting public transport usage.

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